fiendish

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
    — The detective was puzzled by the fiendish plot to steal the diamonds.
  2. Very difficult.
    — The exam was filled with fiendish questions that made no sense.

词形变化

more fiendish comparative most fiendish superlative

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
English fiend
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English fiendish
From fiend + -ish.
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